LSU has won its first NCAA women's basketball title, overpowering Iowa with a 102-85 victory on Sunday, scoring the most points ever in a women's title game. 

The Tigers used a balanced offensive attack and deadly accurate outside shooting to build a 17-point halftime lead, then held off a valiant comeback effort from the Hawkeyes to claim the title.

Jasmine Carson led LSU with 22 points, 21 of them in the first half, while Alexis Morris scored 16, all in the second half.

Just two years after taking over a downtrodden 9-13 LSU program, coach Kim Mulkey led the Tigers to a 34-2 record and won her fourth national title. She previously led Baylor to championships in 2005, 2012 and 2019.